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Strategies for oral health research in Africa and the Middle Eastern region
(2015)
The highest burden of diseases worldwide is in low- and middle-income countries, but due to lack of capacity and inadequate infrastructure, research output from these countries is unable to address existing and emerging ...
Common mental disorder in Nyanza province, Kenya in 2013 and its associated risk factors –an assessment of change since 2004, using a repeat household survey in a demographic surveillance site
(2015)
Background
Repeat household surveys are useful to assess change in prevalence over time, but there have been no repeat surveys of common mental disorder (CMD) in Kenya, or indeed sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore a repeat ...
Variance Function of the Difference between Two estimated responses in regulating Blood Sugar Level in a Diabetic patient using Herbal Medicine
(2015)
In this paper response surface methodology was employed to investigate effectiveness of
herbal medicine (Aqueous extract of Ganotech- from medicinal mushroom) in reducing the
blood sugar level of a diabetic to acceptable ...
Prevalence and predictors of malnutrition in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-05)
We assessed the prevalence and predictors of malnutrition in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Sixty cases and 123 controls matched for age and gender were included. Bio-data, dietary history, height, weight, body ...
Preliminary Outcome of Case Series of the Management of Unilateral and Bilateral Craniomandibular Ankylosis in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Temporomandibularmandibular ankylosis also known as the craniomandibular joint (CMJ) ankylosis
is a Greek terminology that means “stiff joint”. It is most commonly associated with trauma
and to a lesser extent middle ear ...
Determinants of adherence to anticonvulsants therapy among outpatient epileptic children in a Kenyan referral hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background: Epilepsy is a chronic disease requiring prolonged adherence to treatment. Adherence to
anticonvulsants by epileptic children is important as studies have shown that about two-thirds of epileptic children
can ...
The prevalence of mental disorders among upper primary school children in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11-14)
PURPOSE:
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of mental disorders among upper primary school children in grades five through seven in Kenya.
METHODS:
The Youth Self Report (YSR) ...
Immunohistochemical localization of anterior pituitary cell types of vervet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops) following sub-chronic cathinone exposure.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE:
Khat (Catha edulis) contains cathinone, an active principal that is customarily used as a psychostimulant that wards off fatigue and to some extent used as an aphrodisiac.
AIM OF ...
Prevalence of H. Pylori in tonsillar tissue of patients with chronic recurrent tonsillitis using rapid urease test in a tertiary referral hospital in Sub Saharan Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)
There has been conflicting results regarding the presence of H. pylori in tonsillar tissue. Our objective was to analyze for the presence of H. pylori in tonsillar tissue in patients undergoing tonsillectomy for chronic ...
Free flaps in a resource constrained environment: a five-year experience—outcomes and lessons learned
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Introduction. Free flap surgery is a routine procedure in many developed countries with good surgical outcomes. In many developing countries, however, these services are not available. In this paper, we audit free flaps ...